Putnam County, IN

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Industry employment is tabulated as jobs by place-of-work. Keep in mind that people may hold multiple jobs and that each job is counted by its industry.

Average Employment by Sector
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	12,246	12,046	12,425	12,342	12,563	317	2.59%
Total Private Employment	9,979	9,872	10,141	10,065	10,315	336	3.37%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	81	76	73	75	72	-9	-11.11%
Mining	75	77	86	91	115	40	53.33%
Construction	584	605	582	579	583	-1	-0.17%
Manufacturing	2,004	1,832	2,035	2,174	2,289	285	14.22%
Wholesale Trade	128	114	132	143	143	15	11.72%
Retail Trade	1,122	1,163	1,186	1,182	1,173	51	4.55%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,626	1,653	1,557	1,452	1,797	171	10.52%
Utilities	70	70	74	80	83	13	18.57%
Information	126	127	115	121	109	-17	-13.49%
Finance and Insurance	262	265	243	245	235	-27	-10.31%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	93	106	117	108	91	-2	-2.15%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	223	249	234	230	215	-8	-3.59%
Mgmt. of Companies	22	21	D	23	20	-2	-9.09%
Admin. and Waste Services	299	244	285	301	312	13	4.35%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	-238	-25.29%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,089	1,107	1,139	1,182	1,170	81	7.44%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	43	45	47	45	49	6	13.95%
Accommodation and Food Service	957	913	986	950	920	-37	-3.87%
Other Services	232	230	237	215	237	5	2.16%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	2,268	2,175	2,284	2,278	2,248	-20	-0.88%

Note: D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of 6/16/26.

Establishments by Sector
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	739	751	761	768	773	34	4.60%
Total Private Establishments	681	693	708	717	720	39	5.73%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	21	21	18	21	22	1	4.76%
Mining	7	7	6	6	7	0	0.00%
Construction	111	111	113	109	107	-4	-3.60%
Manufacturing	26	27	27	25	25	-1	-3.85%
Wholesale Trade	22	22	28	27	29	7	31.82%
Retail Trade	95	97	99	102	101	6	6.32%
Transport. and Warehousing	33	32	31	34	35	2	6.06%
Utilities	7	7	8	8	8	1	14.29%
Information	8	7	8	11	10	2	25.00%
Finance and Insurance	47	48	47	46	48	1	2.13%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	24	24	29	32	31	7	29.17%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	53	58	63	63	63	10	18.87%
Mgmt. of Companies	6	6	D	5	5	-1	-16.67%
Admin. and Waste Services	35	38	37	35	37	2	5.71%
Educational Services	D	D	D	D	D	-3	-30.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance	49	47	44	50	54	5	10.20%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	7	7	7	7	8	1	14.29%
Accommodation and Food Service	69	68	72	69	68	-1	-1.45%
Other Services	56	60	60	60	59	3	5.36%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	58	58	53	52	53	-5	-8.62%

Note: �Total employment represents the sum of total private sector and total government sector employment. �State and local government schools and hospitals are included in the government total. �Sectors may not sum to the total (or agree with BLS published total employment) due to suppression issues. �D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. �Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics & Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of June 2026.

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